Houston pastor Joel Osteen prayed before Congress Tuesday morning, asking God to use representatives to carry out his divine plan for the U.S., the Hill reported. “Help these lawmakers to search their hearts that they may serve with dignity and honor and through them our nation will achieve the destiny that you have set before […]
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The state of Texas is offering churches across the state low-interest loans to be applied to building upgrades meant to conserve energy. Texas Baptists writes: Churches have until May 18 to apply for loans up to $25,000 to help with energy-saving projects such replacing lights, installing insulation and upgrading air conditioning systems. The loans are […]
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Christianity Today reported on reactions to Invisible Children’s video on Ugandan leader Joseph Kony, which got nearly 40 million YouTube views this week. Popular Christian bloggers such as Matthew Paul Turner and Rachel Held Evans initially posted the viral video on their sites, but have since gone back to reflect critical reactions across the Internet. […]
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Gabriel Salguero, head of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, recently wrote an essay for the Washington Post’s On Faith entitled “What do Latino Evangelical voters want?” The answer is not “having tacos.” Though Hispanic voters are not a monolith, Salguero points out their shared concerns on the political and social issues being debated by a […]
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The week surrounding the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, America’s landmark court case legalizing abortion, has become a time for Christians against abortion to pray, rally and publicize their cause. Sunday, January 22 marked 39 years since the Supreme Court decision. Congregations opposed to abortion recognized the day as “Sanctity of Life Sunday,” with special […]
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Leonard Pitts, the bespectacled columnist whose commentary on race and social issues appears in the Houston Chronicle on Sundays, will come to town next week to discuss the religious forces at play in this year’s presidential election. Spoiler alert: He isn’t too happy with how things are looking in 2012. “I’m a little bit frustrated […]
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A video clip that appears to show Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters has been condemned by U.S. defense officials, the Pentagon, Afghan president Hamid Karzai, Taliban leaders and American Muslim groups, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR. It’s been widely received with disgust by the American public. Pamela Geller, a conservative blogger known […]
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I could say that it was “a big year for religion in Houston,” but every year’s a big year for religion in a city that’s home to some of the country’s largest churches, most famous pastors and huge populations of minority faiths. Still, I looked through the Believe It or Not archives to find the […]
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